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Clemson Invitational
Women's Golf Preview: Clemson Invitational
March 23, 2023 | Women's Golf
NORMAN - Oklahoma women's golf is set to compete at the Clemson Invitational March 24-26 in Sunset, S.C., at The Reserve at Lake Keowee.
The three-day, 54-hole event features Clemson, Columbia, Florida Atlantic, Furman, Illinois, Kentucky, Kent State, LSU, Maryland, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, UNCW, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.
The Sooner lineup features Savannah Barber, Mikhaela Fortuna, Nina Lang, Kaylee Vesely and Meagan Winans. Fortuna, Vesely and Lang have appeared in the lineup in all three spring tournaments. Martinez will compete as an individual and will be making her spring debut.
In Oklahoma's last outing, the Sooners finished seventh at the Florida State Match Up. Barber led the OU contingent and tied for 23rd. Fortuna (T25) and Lang (T28) each finished in the top 30.
OU LINEUP
Savannah Barber, Fr., Fort Worth, Texas: Opened her Sooner career in the Oklahoma lineup at the Carmel Cup … Tied for 32nd at the Schooner Fall Classic, firing a 2-over 212 ... Competed as an individual at the Westbrook Invitational and finished 19th with a 1-under 215 ... Tied for 23rd (13-over 229) at the Florida State Match Up ... Ranked No. 79 by the American Junior Golf Association prior to joinging the Sooners ... Tallied five top 10 finishes in AJGA play ... Runner-up finish at the 2021 AJGA Shreveport Junior Tournament ... Teamed up to win the 6th U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship ... Tied for 33rd at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
Mikhaela Fortuna, Sr., Manila, Philippines: Opened the season in the lineup at the Carmel Cup and tied for 29th ... Led the Sooners at the Schooner Fall Classic and tied for 10th … Fired a season-low 4-under 66 to open the Schooner … Led the Sooners with a 2-under 214 at the Illini Invitational ... Concluded the fall slate with a 5-under 211 at the Jim West Challenge and tied for fourth ... Tied for 44th at the Westbrook Invitational and finished 5-over 221 ... Tied for 25th (14-over 230) at the Florida State Match Up .. Competed in 11 events (10 stroke play events) for the Sooners in 2021-22 … Second on the team with a 73.54 scoring average and average to par (1.82) … Opened the 2021-22 season with a 9-under 207 at the Sam Golden Invitational and tied for seventh … Matched her career-best 54-hole score with a 207 (-9) at the Jim West Challenge and earned her career-best finish (T4th) … Finished Red Raider Match Play 2-1 … One of two Sooners to finish in the top 20 (T19th) at the Big 12 Championship … Tied for 42nd at the Albuquerque Regional (9-over, 225).
Nina Lang, Jr., Ingolstadt, Germany: Opened the fall slate in the lineup at the Carmel Cup ... Appeared as an individual at the Schooner Fall Classic ... Tied for 11th at the Jim West Challenge and finished with a 2-under 214 ... Tied for 11th at the Westbrook Invitational and fired a 3-under 213 ... Finished in the top 30 for the second time during the spring slate and tied for 28th (15-over 231) at the Florida State Match Up ... Competed in five events (one individual) during the 2021-22 slate … Made first appearance in the Crimson and Cream at the Schooner Fall Classic as an individual and finished T27 (6-over, 216) … Appeared in the OU lineup for the first time at the Illini Invitational (8-over 224) ... Finished her first year in the Crimson and Cream with a 74.87 stroke average.
Kaylee Vesely, Jr., Austin, Texas: Competed as an individual at the 2022 Schooner Fall Classic and the Jim West Challenge … Appeared in the OU lineup at the Illini Invitational and finished 4-over 220 ... Tied for 27th (71-72-67) and finished with a 3-under 67 to conclude the tournament … Tied for 11th at the Westbrook Invitational and fired a 3-under 213 ... Appeared in the OU lineup at the Florida State Match Up and tied for 45th (22-over 238) ... Competed as an individual four times during the 2021-22 slate … Made lone appearance in the 2021-22 OU lineup at the Clover Cup (T81) last season.
Meagan Winans, Fr., Richardson, Texas: Appeared in the OU lineup three times during the 2022-23 schedule ... Opened the season at the Carmel Cup and tied for 40th (15-over, 231) ... Tied for 74th at the Schooner Fall Classic (12-over, 22) and tallied a 68 in the opening round ... Recorded her best to par finish (+8) at the Jim West Challenge and tied for 49th (224) ... Competed in all 12 events (11 stroke-play events) for the Sooners in 2021-22 … Opened last season tied for 28th at the Sam Golden Invitational (1-under, 215) … Led the Sooners at the Schooner Fall Classic and finished T21 (4-over, 214) … Recorded third consecutive top-30 finish at the Illini Invitational and tied for 27th (E, 216) …Fired a career-low 68 in the second round of the Clover Cup) … Competed in the NCAA Albuquerque Regional and tied for 56th (16-over, 230) … Three rounds in the 60s.
OU INDIVIDUAL
Maria Fernanda Martinez, R-Jr., Veracruz, Mexico: Made four appearances in the 2022-23 OU lineup ... Opened the season in the lineup for the Carmel Cup and finished T36 (12-over 228) in the opener ... Recorded a season-best 54-hole score (7-over 217) at the Schooner Fall Classic ... Tied for 52nd and tallied her best score to par (+6) at the Illini Invitational ... Tied for 72nd (15-over 231) at the Jim West Challenge ... Competed in 11 events (10 stroke play events) in 2021-22 … Posted a 73.81 scoring average … Tied for sixth at the Olde Stone Intercollegiate and earned her first collegiate top-10 finish (7-over, 223) … Earned T20th finish at The Bruzzy and finished the tournament with a 2-over 218 … Two rounds in the 60s … Named to the All-Big 12 Academic Second Team … Fired a career low 66 in the final round of the Mountain View Collegiate … Tied for 32nd at the Big 12 Championship (17-over, 230) … Competed at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional and tied for 54th (14-over, 230).
THE FIELD (16 Teams)
Clemson
Columbia
Florida Atlantic
Furman
Illinois
Kentucky
Kent State
LSU
Maryland
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Ole Miss
Tennessee
UNCW
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
THE COURSE
All three rounds will be played at The Reserve at Lake Keowee (par 72, 6,386 yards)
FORMAT
Fifty-four holes will be played over three days. The first round will be held on Friday, March 24 and the tournament will conclude on Sunday, March 26. The Sooners will tee off at 9 a.m. on Friday.
LIVE STATS
Live scoring and final results will be posted on GolfStat.com. A full recap will be posted on SoonerSports.com following the completion of rounds each day.
The three-day, 54-hole event features Clemson, Columbia, Florida Atlantic, Furman, Illinois, Kentucky, Kent State, LSU, Maryland, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, UNCW, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.
The Sooner lineup features Savannah Barber, Mikhaela Fortuna, Nina Lang, Kaylee Vesely and Meagan Winans. Fortuna, Vesely and Lang have appeared in the lineup in all three spring tournaments. Martinez will compete as an individual and will be making her spring debut.
In Oklahoma's last outing, the Sooners finished seventh at the Florida State Match Up. Barber led the OU contingent and tied for 23rd. Fortuna (T25) and Lang (T28) each finished in the top 30.
OU LINEUP
Savannah Barber, Fr., Fort Worth, Texas: Opened her Sooner career in the Oklahoma lineup at the Carmel Cup … Tied for 32nd at the Schooner Fall Classic, firing a 2-over 212 ... Competed as an individual at the Westbrook Invitational and finished 19th with a 1-under 215 ... Tied for 23rd (13-over 229) at the Florida State Match Up ... Ranked No. 79 by the American Junior Golf Association prior to joinging the Sooners ... Tallied five top 10 finishes in AJGA play ... Runner-up finish at the 2021 AJGA Shreveport Junior Tournament ... Teamed up to win the 6th U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship ... Tied for 33rd at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
Mikhaela Fortuna, Sr., Manila, Philippines: Opened the season in the lineup at the Carmel Cup and tied for 29th ... Led the Sooners at the Schooner Fall Classic and tied for 10th … Fired a season-low 4-under 66 to open the Schooner … Led the Sooners with a 2-under 214 at the Illini Invitational ... Concluded the fall slate with a 5-under 211 at the Jim West Challenge and tied for fourth ... Tied for 44th at the Westbrook Invitational and finished 5-over 221 ... Tied for 25th (14-over 230) at the Florida State Match Up .. Competed in 11 events (10 stroke play events) for the Sooners in 2021-22 … Second on the team with a 73.54 scoring average and average to par (1.82) … Opened the 2021-22 season with a 9-under 207 at the Sam Golden Invitational and tied for seventh … Matched her career-best 54-hole score with a 207 (-9) at the Jim West Challenge and earned her career-best finish (T4th) … Finished Red Raider Match Play 2-1 … One of two Sooners to finish in the top 20 (T19th) at the Big 12 Championship … Tied for 42nd at the Albuquerque Regional (9-over, 225).
Nina Lang, Jr., Ingolstadt, Germany: Opened the fall slate in the lineup at the Carmel Cup ... Appeared as an individual at the Schooner Fall Classic ... Tied for 11th at the Jim West Challenge and finished with a 2-under 214 ... Tied for 11th at the Westbrook Invitational and fired a 3-under 213 ... Finished in the top 30 for the second time during the spring slate and tied for 28th (15-over 231) at the Florida State Match Up ... Competed in five events (one individual) during the 2021-22 slate … Made first appearance in the Crimson and Cream at the Schooner Fall Classic as an individual and finished T27 (6-over, 216) … Appeared in the OU lineup for the first time at the Illini Invitational (8-over 224) ... Finished her first year in the Crimson and Cream with a 74.87 stroke average.
Kaylee Vesely, Jr., Austin, Texas: Competed as an individual at the 2022 Schooner Fall Classic and the Jim West Challenge … Appeared in the OU lineup at the Illini Invitational and finished 4-over 220 ... Tied for 27th (71-72-67) and finished with a 3-under 67 to conclude the tournament … Tied for 11th at the Westbrook Invitational and fired a 3-under 213 ... Appeared in the OU lineup at the Florida State Match Up and tied for 45th (22-over 238) ... Competed as an individual four times during the 2021-22 slate … Made lone appearance in the 2021-22 OU lineup at the Clover Cup (T81) last season.
Meagan Winans, Fr., Richardson, Texas: Appeared in the OU lineup three times during the 2022-23 schedule ... Opened the season at the Carmel Cup and tied for 40th (15-over, 231) ... Tied for 74th at the Schooner Fall Classic (12-over, 22) and tallied a 68 in the opening round ... Recorded her best to par finish (+8) at the Jim West Challenge and tied for 49th (224) ... Competed in all 12 events (11 stroke-play events) for the Sooners in 2021-22 … Opened last season tied for 28th at the Sam Golden Invitational (1-under, 215) … Led the Sooners at the Schooner Fall Classic and finished T21 (4-over, 214) … Recorded third consecutive top-30 finish at the Illini Invitational and tied for 27th (E, 216) …Fired a career-low 68 in the second round of the Clover Cup) … Competed in the NCAA Albuquerque Regional and tied for 56th (16-over, 230) … Three rounds in the 60s.
OU INDIVIDUAL
Maria Fernanda Martinez, R-Jr., Veracruz, Mexico: Made four appearances in the 2022-23 OU lineup ... Opened the season in the lineup for the Carmel Cup and finished T36 (12-over 228) in the opener ... Recorded a season-best 54-hole score (7-over 217) at the Schooner Fall Classic ... Tied for 52nd and tallied her best score to par (+6) at the Illini Invitational ... Tied for 72nd (15-over 231) at the Jim West Challenge ... Competed in 11 events (10 stroke play events) in 2021-22 … Posted a 73.81 scoring average … Tied for sixth at the Olde Stone Intercollegiate and earned her first collegiate top-10 finish (7-over, 223) … Earned T20th finish at The Bruzzy and finished the tournament with a 2-over 218 … Two rounds in the 60s … Named to the All-Big 12 Academic Second Team … Fired a career low 66 in the final round of the Mountain View Collegiate … Tied for 32nd at the Big 12 Championship (17-over, 230) … Competed at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional and tied for 54th (14-over, 230).
THE FIELD (16 Teams)
Clemson
Columbia
Florida Atlantic
Furman
Illinois
Kentucky
Kent State
LSU
Maryland
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Ole Miss
Tennessee
UNCW
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
THE COURSE
All three rounds will be played at The Reserve at Lake Keowee (par 72, 6,386 yards)
FORMAT
Fifty-four holes will be played over three days. The first round will be held on Friday, March 24 and the tournament will conclude on Sunday, March 26. The Sooners will tee off at 9 a.m. on Friday.
LIVE STATS
Live scoring and final results will be posted on GolfStat.com. A full recap will be posted on SoonerSports.com following the completion of rounds each day.
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